Molding machine



Apn'l 29, 1930. J. R. woon- 1,156,776

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J. R. WOOD MoLDING MACHINE Filed June 2. 1926 4 SheetsTShet 3 ;Apr'il 29, 1930.l

J. R. WOOD MOLDING MACHINE Filed June 2, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 uom,

Patented Apr. 29, 1930 UNITED STATES JOHN RICHARD WOOD, OF HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PROCESS MULTI-CASTNGS COMPANY, A CORPORATEON GF NEW JERSEY MOLDING -MACHINE Application filed .Tune 2, 1926. Serial No. 113,111.

The present invention relates to molding machinery, and more particularly to a machine for making two parts of a mold simultaneously.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a machine by which a series of identical molds may be made with a single flash,

and'by which the pattern impressions are formed in both of the two mold sections si multaneously. v f

It is a further object of the invention'to provide a machine by which the pattern impressions in both halves of a two part mold are formed simultaneously by jolting.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such a machine by which the number of operations heretofore required for making a complete mold, and the time required therefor, are materially reduced.

Other objects and advantagesof the vention will appear from the following scription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate by way of example, a preferred forni of machine embodying' the invention. The machine as illustrated in the drawings is showniby way of example, and notas a'deinition of the limits of the invention, reference Vbeing had to the appended claims for that purpose.

vOf the drawings:

Fig. 1v is a side eleva-tion, partly in section, of a preferred form of'vembodiment of the machine of the present invention; n

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 isa side elevationsimilar to 1, but showing parts in different positions;

Fig. 4v isa top plan view of the machine ofFig.1;and L Fig. 5 is an en.large :ldetail View, pa-rtl;7 in section. l

Referring in detail to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way er;- ample, a preferredembodiment ofV the present invention, a bed plate 11vis provided on and anchored to any suitabley foundation such, for example, as a concrete block. Fixed on the bed plate 11, and extending upwardly therefrom, are a standard support 12 andy-a stationary table cylinderl. Fixed within the standard support 12 are vertically extending standards 16,0171 the top of one of which is rotatably mounted the sleeve portion 17 of a squeeze head arm 18, which is provided with the substantially horizontal squeeze head carrying portion 20 and with the downwardly extending end portion 21, to the lower1 end of which is pivotally secured a bracing and securing rod 26, whose lower end is provided with lug engaging member 27, for a purpose hereinafter described. f

Associated kwith the sleeve portion 17 of the squeeze head arm is an upper bearing collar 30 and a lower bearing collar 31, which col-V lars are fixed upon the forward standard 16. r1`he sleeve portion 1.7 is provided with the rearwardly extending, standard embracing portion 19, which is out out as shown particularly in Fig., 4 to embrace the rear standard 16 in one position of the squeeze head arm 18, that is, when the squeeze head 36 isin vertical alignment with the fiaslrvparts and table hereinafter described. The standard embracing portion 19 of the squeeze vhead arm serves to steady and brace the squeeze head arm when pressure is lexerted thereon as hereinafter described. Adjustably carried in the squeeze head, arm 18, 4and projecting downwardlyV therefrom, is a squeeze head adjusting and supporting shaft 55 removably carrying at its lower end the squeeze head 36. VThe squeeze vhead 36 is thus adapted to be moved in ahorizontal plane about the forwardstandard 16 as an aXis.l

Slidably mounted -on the forward stand-kv ard 16 is aiiasl; supporting-sleeve bloclt41 having preferably formed integral therewith and projecting horizontally therefrom an arbor 42. Rotatably mounted onthearbor 42 by ball bearings 43, or otherwise, is a liask supporting arm 44, which is accurately positionable either in upright or inverted positionby means ofone or more ball stops 45, each of which is adapted to yproject into either of a pair of hemispherical depres sions formed 180 degrees apart in the arbor 42. rlfheV sleeve block 41 is preferably formedV rearwardly with a pair of rear standard embracingl portions 3? and 38 preferably formed integrally with the block 41 and cut out as shown in Fig. 4 to embrace the rear standard u 16 in one position of the fir-asl; as hereinafter described.V The sleeve block 41 is also preferably formed with the handle or gripping portion 39, which serves, not only to connect the standard embracing portions 37 and 38, but also as a handle to assist in rotating the Vsleeve block 41 and flask supporting arm 44 about the forward standard 16 as an axis, as hereinafter described.

The sliding sleeve block 41V is provided at its upper end with a beveled latch portion 49, which is adapted in the uppermost position of said sliding block to be engaged by a swinging downwardly extending hook Vpivoted Vat 51 to a hook support 52 rotatably,

Vlatch 49 by outward movement away from the standard of the `nook 50, and for this purpose a rotatable cam shaft 58 is provided on the hook block52 and has afxed thereon a cam 59 adapted on rotation of said shaft by its handle 60 to engage and cam outwardly the hook 50, thus releasing the sleeve block 41 and permitting it to move downwardly.

l Associated with the stationarycylinder 13 is a vertically movable, but non-rotatable,

piston63 provided with thehorizontal table top 64, and also provided with the horizontally extending lifting shoulder 66 adapted to be engaged by the downwardly extending lifting arm 67 fixed at its upper end to the rotatable sleeve block 41.

The piston 63 and the cylinder 13 are assembled to form an expansible chamber provided with an inlet Apipe 69 leading to any7 source of suitable pressure exerting fluid such ascompressed air, whose inlet to'and exhaust l the machine, the table 64 adapted to act as from thel expansible chamber may be controll'ed by anysuitable form of hand operated-valve;y 1n the present embodiment of an automatic jolt table, yand for this purpose is shown provided with automatic mechanism for alternately admitting to the expansible chamber air; under pressure, andexhausting such air quickly, thus letting the table down suddenly for the jolt, the automatic mechanism causing these operations to be repeated until sun'icient' jolting has occurred. V

In the present form of'machinethere is illustrated an automatically operated jolt valve similar to the valve and actuating mechanism shown in my copending application Serial No. 113,113 Vfiled .lune 2, 1926. A valve casing 46 isk provided, in which a valve 47 is operated ble has been raised the desired height forV jolting, and, moving upwardly with the table, moves the lever 48 to release or exhaust he air in the expansible chamber. Air un'- der pressure from any suitable source is delivered, for olting, to the cylinder inlet pipe V 69 through the valve 46 by any suitable form of piping, not shown, and controlled by any known, usual or suitable form vof control valve, not shown, located between the jarring valve 46 and the kair supply. The operation of the valve 46 is as follows: With the parts in the position of Fig. 1, air is admitted to valve 46, whichin the position shown, admits air through pipe 69 to cylinder 13, causing lifting of the piston 63 and table 64.` lVith the lever 71 and arm r55 in the jarring position, shown in F ig. 1, as lthe table is raised, arm 55 and set screw 62 will be lifted until'the set screw 62 engages the undery side of lever 48, and raises said lever, turning it clockwise about its pivot as viewed in Fig. 1. This movement of lever 48 cuts off the supply of air to the cylinder, and permits the air in said cylinder to exhaust suddenly. This produces the sudden, downward jolting movement of the table. ln the lowermost position of the table, however, the lever 48'has been engaged by the upper end of slot 61, and shifted back again v to the air admitting position shown in F ig. 1. This causes the table to be raised promptly after the jolt.V

Means are provided for moving the arm 55 to operative or inoperativeposition, andV for thispurpose the tablev top 64 is provided with a downwardly extending cam plate 65, and on this cam'plate bears acani 68 formed on ya manually operable jolt handle or lever' 71 pivotally attachedfto one end of a hori- Zontal link 72 which passes loosely through the cam plate 68 and whose other end is piv- Y oted to the arm 55. A coil spring 7 3 undercompression encircles the link 2 between arm 55 and cam'68. 1t will thus be evident that in the lower position of the jolt lever 71, `as shown in YFig. 1, the cam 68 has drawn the arm. 55 in position operatively to receive lever 48 and cause automaticand repeated operation of the jolt valve; and that in the raised position of jolt lever 71, the spring 73 causes arm 55 to move inwardly.

toward the table cylinder,`"clear of lever 48,

as shown in Fig.3 so that the table'64 may bey Y raised or lowered by any standard, usually af convenient or desired form of raising and lowering valve wellknown in theart,as far as may be desired, and without olting. When it is desired to lift the table 64 without jarring, lever 71 is manually rotated about its pivot,

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the cam 68 slides on surface 65 to permit spring 73 to urge arm 55 about its pivot 57 towardthe left, as viewed in Fig. 1, thereby moving the slotted end of arm free of lever 48, and permitting the table 64 to move upwardly as far as desired, on admitting air Vthrough valve 46 to cylinder 13, without autowith the kvalve control lever 48. With the parts in this position, automatic and repeated jolting of' the table 64 will, upon admission of air to valve 46, occur as above described.

A bottom board 74 is provided having on i its underside the usual cross pieces and having on its upper side a plate 75, which is adapted under certain conditions to enter they interior of a drag member 76 forming part of the flask, of which the cope member 7 7 is removably attached by bolts or otherwise to the flask arm 44. The flask is preferably attached to arm 44 by arbors 82 formed on or attached to, and extending laterally from the sides or ends of the cope 7 7 which arbors are revolubly received by bearings 83 formed at the outer ends of parallel flask embracing arms 84 extending from a common horizontal member 85 formed on or adjustably attached to the arm 44, all as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. y

A pattern plate 79 provided with patterns 8O is preferably permanently mountedon the machine, the word permanently77 being used in the sense that during he making'of given series of molds for a particular job,

the pattern plate is attached to the machine and remains attached thereto until comple tion of as many molds as may beV required'. Thereafter it Amay be removed and a new tern plate substituted. The same is true of' the flask parts 76 and 77.

rlhe .machine of the present invention provides suitable pattern drawing'means and,A

' as illustrated in the present embodiment, as

shown in the drawingsand particularly Figs.

2 and 4, the cope 77 or its arbor 82, is pro-k lthe cope mold and thus to permit the pattern plate 79 on the sleeve 88 to be VVswung a horizontal plane about the shaft 86 away from its position over the table 64.

For the purpose of accurately'positioning the flask parts andf'pattern plate in assembled relation, thedrag member'76 is provided with laterally extending lugs 98 carry'- ing pins 99, which are adapted to pass through corresponding openings provided in the pattern plate 79 and also in the lower porn tion ofthe cope member 77.

. F or the purpose of seouringthe bottom board 74 and drag lmember 76 to the cope member 77 with the pattern plate 79 be-` tween the cope and drag and with all these 1parts in fixed relation with respect to each other, a plurality of bottom board retaining hooks 102 may be provided having lower hook portions adapted to engage beneath the bottom board 74 and pivoted intermediate their ends to the cope ymember 77. vThese retaining hooks may be the same as or similar to the'retaining hooks shown in my copending application Serial N o. 113,110, filed `J une 2, 1926, and are not herein shown in detail.

For the vpurpose of accurately positioning the squeeze head 36 in vertical alignment with the lask parts, a ball positioning stop 111 may `be provided for cooperation with suitably; located hemispherical `depressions' he operationof the foregoing machine in.

carrying outthe process of the present invention is as follows:

Assuming the flask parts to be in the inverted position with the pattern plate79 therebetween, and resting upon the lowered table top 64, with the squeeze head 36 swung out of vertical alignment, since it is not required in practicing the process of the presis filled with molding sand and the surplus struck oflq even with the bottom edges of the drag. Vrlfhere'upon,the bottom board 74 is placed upon the exposed sand of the drag member-with the plate in position to enterv the drag'member under jolting pressureand compress the sand therein, the bottom board y being held in position by the bottom board retaining hooks'102. The table 64 is then j olted, vand the sand is then packed downwardly in the drag against the patterns 80. At this time, the plate 75 may partly enter the drag". boardbeing held fast bythe beveled hooks 102,0r byany other suitable means, the flask is rolled over, either about the arbors 82 or The bottom V105 ent invention, the drag member of the flask iis arbor-42, this -movement bringing the flask to upright position, as shown in Fig. 1.V It will be understood that in rollingrover the flask, the jolt lever 71 is moved to inoperative position, the table 64 raised, and theflask lifted until hook 50 engages latch 49, the tablefbeing then lowered for clearancel and the flask rolled over. When the flask has been brought to its upright position, the table is again raised to the bottom board, the hook releasedl and the table lowered withvthe flask on itin upright position. The cope is then rvfilled. with sand Vand the table is again jolted. At this time it will be observed that the cope and drag are both joltedin assembled position with the pattern plate between the flask parts. The sand in the cope is packed downwardly against the cope patterns, and the whole flask and pattern plate are jolted downwardly upon the drag mold sand, until the lower drag edges contact with the bottom board, and the plate 75 has entered as far as it willgo, into the drag. It will alf-'o be understood that plates 75 of different thicknesses may be used where required.

When the olting is completed, the table is raised until hook 50 engages latch 49 and holds the flask in raised position.

The hooks 102 are now moved to inoperative position to release the bottom board, and after the use lof a vibrator, Vif desired, the table is lowered to draw the pattern. The cope is held in raisedposition at this time, and the sand is retained in the cope by suitable sand slides such as those shown iii my UnitedStates Patent No. 1,676,199, granted July 3, 1928, but not completely illustrated herein, being merely indicated at 118. As the table is lowered, it carries downwardly with'it the bottom board 7l, the plate 75, the filled drag member 76, and the pattern plate 7 9, the latter of which rides downwardly on the drag until it is stopped by the collar 87, this stop being held stationary as it is fixed to the cope, which at this timevis being held in its uppermost position.` After the pattern plate has been stopped, the tableconf tinuesits downward movement and carries downwardly with it the drag. As soon as the pattern plate'is'clear ,of the mold parts,

Ait may be.v swung aside ina horizontal plane about its'pivot 8 6. The mold is then closed by raising the table until the drag mold contactspwith the cope mold, whereupon the cope sand-'retainingslides 118 are moved outwardly to release the sandrin the cope, and the table is' again lowered with the cope retained in its uppermost position, and the table carrying downwardly with'it the drag 76 with kthe drag mold contained therein and the cope in'oldrresting on the drag mold in assembled position. Therdragjmay thenbe lifted o' the mold and the bottom board 74' removed withthe mold resti-ng thereon.V A pouring jacket-may be slipped over the mold, and the casting poured. Meanwhilezthe flask parts Vand pattern plate are reassembled in amanner which will be obvious from the above de-v i scription, and the partsk areV then in position for the making of another mold.V

. It will be obviousfrom the foregoingthat the present inventionprovides a machine for jolting the cope mold and drag mold simultaneously, with the flask parts in assembled position anda pattern plate therebetween. rlhe preliminary jolting of the drag mold in inverted position need not be necessary, particularly as the thickness of plate 75 may be varied as may be desired, but this preliini` nary olting assists in giving an initial com-V pression to the sand. l

lt will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the foregoing machine, and in the process hereindescribed and claimed, all within the'spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Y

What is claimed is:

1.v A molding machine including, incombination, a sectional flask rotatablyasso-Y ciated with said machine, and comprising a cope member and a drag member, a pattern plate movably associated with said machine,

and means on said machine for simultane ously packing a cope mold and a drag mold against opposite sides of said pattern plate by jolting.

2. A molding machine including a flask carrying standard, a flask mounted slidably and rotatably thereon, a flask guiding standard and a ask stopping and guiding element head carrying standard, Y a squeeze head rof j tatably carried by said standard, a 'flask' mov` ably carried by said standard for cooperation with said squeeze head,'a second standard, anda squeeze head stopping Vabutment element movable with said squeeze head for embracing said second standard in oneposi` tion of said squeeze head; and thereby brac-V ing said squeeze head in that position, said abutment elementmoving clearofV said second named standard in another position of said squeeze head.

4. A molding machineincluding, in-comi ybination, a molding flask Vcomprising a cope and a drag, flask embracing arms in which said flask is rotatably mounted,fmeans rotatably securing said flask embraciiig armsy to said machine, means for raising and lowerlng sald flask embracing arms, a pattern plate between the cope and drag, and means for compressing molding material in both copey and drag simultaneously by jolting.

5. A molding machine including, in combination, a molding flask comprising a cope and a drag, an operating table, a pattern plate and means for jolting sand simultaneously in both cope and drag against said pattern plate. l

6. A molding machine including, in combination, a sectional flask rotatably associated with said machine and comprising a cope member and a drag member, a pattern plate movably associated with said flask, and means for jolting cope molding sand in said cope downwardly against said pattern and simultaneously jolting said pattern downwardly against drag molding sand in said drag.

7 A molding machine including, in com-V bination, a sectional flask movably associated with said machine and comprising a cope member and a drag member, a pattern plate removably associated with said flask, means for jolting cope molding sand in said cope downwardly against said pattern and simultaneously jolting said pattern downwardly against drag molding sand in said drag, and means for drawing said pattern.

8. A molding machine including, in combination, a movable member, a sectional ask rigidly secured thereto and comprising a cope member and a drag member, a pattern plate removably associated with said flask, means Jfor jolting cope molding sand in said cope downwardly against said pattern and simultaneously jolting said pattern downwardly against drag molding sand in said drag, and means for stripping said flask ofi' its mold.

9. A molding machine including, in combination, a sectional flask rotatably associated with said machine, and comprising a cope member and a drag member, a pattern plate movably associated with said machine,

means on said machine for simultaneouslyv packing a cope mold and a drag mold againsty opposite sides of said pattern plate by jolting, means for drawing said pattern and Y means Jfor stripping said flask `o its mold.

10. A molding machine including, in combination, a sectional flask rotatably associated with said machine and comprising a cope member and a drag member, a pattern plate mounted for pivotal movement on said cope member, means for jolting cope molding sand in said cope downwardly against said pattern plate and simultaneously jolting said pattern downwardly against drag mold- Y ing sand in said drag.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

l JOHN RICHARD WOOD. 

